Display or show case.



Patented Sept. 28, 1909.

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DISPLAY 0R SHOW CASE.

A PPLIGATION FILED Mmes, 1909.

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WILLIAM FREEMAN; OF- GRAND 1ra-Prins, MIcHIG-ANS AssIGNOn 'ro GRANn RAPIDS SHOW Casn- OOMPANY. OF'GRAND RAPDs, MICHIGAN. A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

`DISPLAY OR SHOW 'CASE specification of Letters raamt.

Application filed January 23, 1909. Serial No. f'io.

My invention relatesto improvements in' wardrobes, display, or show cases, and the object of my invention is to provide means for suspending articles of wearingapparel upon a support, which support is adapted to be drawn from a position wholly'within .the case to a position either wholly or partially Outside of the case, and to provide said support with means whereby thejsame maybe rotated and articles suspended thereon successively brought to view for inspection or removal, and thus provide free, ready, and convenient access to all of the contents of the case.

My device consists essentially ofa ward-7 robe, display, Or show case-provided with a door or closure on one of its sides,`a track within said ease ruiming from the door side rearward, a carriage adapted t0 traverse said track, a pillar mounted on, and carried by said carriage, a rotatable apparel supporting member mounted upon said pillar, said supporting member beingprovided with, or adapted to detachably hold indi vid'ual apparel supporting devices, as will more `fully appear by reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a show or display case embodying my invention; viewed'from its open side With-'the door or closure opened. Fig. 2 is a plan of the same with the top of the case removed. Fig. 3 is of Fig. 2 on the line 3--3 of Fig.' 2- (the pillar and yoke not being sectional). Fig. 4 is an enlarged planof the carriage, and associated parts. Fig.. 5 is a section of Fig. 4 taken on thev line 5-5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a section of the upper end of the pillar and the huh or center of the rotatable member or yoke mounted thereon. Like numbers refer to like' parts in all of the figures.

1 represents any .suitable show ease having one open side. 2'are doors or closures for same. t v

'3 is a-false bottom to the case 1 and adapted to cover the mechanism so as to present a neat appearance. This false bottom is provided with a slot Sa'through which the pillar 13 extends and traverses.l

4 are the bottom sillsof the case upon. which t-he channel bar track, orrails, 6 are fixed.

5 is the vbase panel of the case. 5 are hinged portions of this base panel which are adapted to open outward when the carriage is moved forward to project its front end outside the plane of the ifront of the case.

6 are channel bars having their channel side facing, and form the rails of the track upon which the carriage moves and is suported. This carriage consists -of a channel bar 7 formed into a U-shaped member having its channel side turned inward, and is provided with spacing bars S and axles 11, upon which axles are mounted rollers or wheels 12 which traverse the inner side of the 'channel bar track or rails 6. Braces 10 are riveted to the. front spacing bar S and extend therefrom to the point 7 of the channelv bar frame 7,' and are bolted to the same together with a step block being provided to receive the lower end of the pillar 13, whereby it is attached to the carriage. This pillar 13 is provided at itsl upper, end with a shouldered portion (not numbered) to receive the collar 14, it is also provided with a central bore (not num` bered) to receive one end of the stud 17 which stud extends above the plane of the collar 14 to provide a means for alinement-Of the pillar 13 and the hub of the yoke 15.

V/The face of the collar 14 and the face of the hub of the yoke 15 are each provided with grooves each of which form halflof a ball race, in which are balls for forming a ball bearing to minimize the friction when the yoke 15 is rotated.

16 are bars or varms fixed in the extended portions of the yoke 15. vThese arms are provided to receive In the o eration of my device, (the articles of appare being suspended along the arms '16 by suitable individual suspending devices and the case closed), the doors 2 are opened, the front bar 16 is grasped anddrawn for- 9, this step block ateasepe es, ieee. I

any desired'form of indivvidual apparel supporting devicesrequired.'

Ward until the ca'rriageis in the position shown in Fig. 4L, or farther, until the 'front AWheels of the carriage engage the ends of the base panel 5. The articles on the front 5 bar are then readily accessible. rIhe yoke may then be rotated, so that afull and complete View of, and access to all the articles suspended'on the bars 1G may be had Wlt-h the greatest convenience.

What I 4claim is: l l. In a device of the class described, a case, a removable'closure for said case, a track in said case, a carriage adapted to traverse said track, and to be projected partially outside .l5 of said case, a pillar ixed'uponthat portion of the carriage which may be projected out;` side of the case, andV an. apparel support mounted upon said pillar and .rotatable thereon. l

2. In a device of'the class described, the combination of 'a case, a removable closure l for one side-of said case, a track fixed in said case, 'a carriage adapted to,traverse said track, a false bottom int said case and having a slot and located above the carriage, a pillail fixed on! sai l carriage, and extending .through the slot of said false bottoni', an apparel support rotatably mounted on said pillar, said carriage being adapted to'be projected partially 'outside olf apparel support being adapted to be projected partially or Wholly outside of said case and rotatably attached to the said pilla-r'.`

In a device ot'v the" class described, a case, a carriage comprising a' U-shaped frame, a pillar supported near the puddle' ot the curved part of the trame, -tracltsin the? case supporting the carriage and permitting the carriage t0 project partially outside the. 40 case, and a rotative garment support mount- 'ed on the pillar.- l 4.' I-n a device. of the class described, a

the case, and thecarriao'e havin@` a U'-sha ed frame channel bars -at the respective sides of the :trame and.A the same, Wheelson the frame supporting and traversing the bars, a pillarr supported -case having sills,

'connecting the on the frontl part of the carriage and carried outside the case thereby, and a rotative garment support on the p illar.

5. In a device of the class described, a a removable front and a base having hinged portions opening out- Ward, a carriage having an arched forward porti'onenoaging and opening the said p0r- .tionsof the base when the carriage is moved outward, a'pillar carried by said arched portion of the carriage, and a rotative garment support mounted on the pillar.

6. In a device of the class described, a carriage comprising a channel bar bent in U shape and tie-bars connecting the parallel sides thereof; axles extendingthrough 'the carriage, Wheels axles, parallel channel bars in the vcase and traversed by the wheels, a socket at the middle of the U-shaped bar, a pillar in the socket, and a rotative. garment support mounted on Athe pillar. v

7. In a device otthe class described, a case having sills at the botto 1, and afremovable front, the sills and having a slot therein extending from the front rearward, Achannel bars spacedapart andI between the .bottom and sills, a channel bar bent in U shape .and nrovable between the channel bars, brace bars bent at right angles near the ends and Y parallel parts of the U- shaped bar, axlesl extending brace, bars and U-shaped bar,.wheels on the outer ends of the axles and'traversing,the channel bars, a socket ing -t'rom 4the, socket Ito the forward-brace bar, a pillar yin the socket,` and a garment support on the pillar.

In testimony whereof I affix in presence of two witnesses. v

lV I I aLl AM FRE EMA N. Witnesses: IALMER A. JoNns,

GEORGIANA Qimon.

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